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Leading Environmental Groups and Trade Associations Ask Supreme Court to Reject Attack on the Clean Air Act

January 19, 2022

In a brief filed with the U.S. Supreme Court, environmental, public health and clean energy industry groups urge the Court to reject the coal industry’s radical attempt to strip the Environmental Protection Agency of its ability to confront the climate crisis.…

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Supreme Court Win: CAFO Water Protections

December 25, 2021

In Clean Wisconsin v. Department of Natural Resources, the Supreme Court ruled the DNR must exercise its authority to protect Wisconsin’s water resources from manure pollution.…

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A First Step: Infrastructure Act Invests in Clean Transportation, Safe Water and Climate Resilience

November 9, 2021

Clean Wisconsin applauds the passage of the Infrastructure and Jobs Act by Congress and the key environmental provisions it contains. Congress must now urgently turn its attention to the Build Back Better Act, the largest effort to fight climate change in American history.…

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It’s time for bold, urgent action to move Wisconsin away from coal

November 3, 2021

The state’s largest energy provider has announced plans to stop burning coal within the next 14 years. WEC Energy Group, which owns the two largest remaining coal-fired plants in Wisconsin...…

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USDA Study Exposes Wisconsin’s Failure to Protect Families from Water Pollution

June 23, 2021

Researchers with the US Dept. of Agriculture unveiled a new study examining the health impacts of water pollution in northeastern Wisconsin. The results are eye-opening—hundreds of people in Kewaunee County alone are getting sick with gastro-intestinal illnesses each year primarily because manure runoff from nearby farms is leaching into their drinking water.…

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Clean Wisconsin applauds announced closing of Columbia power plant

February 2, 2021

The closing of this coal plant is yet another step towards our clean energy future in Wisconsin, reducing our carbon emissions and protecting public health.…

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Vicious Cycle: The Chance For Contamination

January 30, 2021

In ‘Vicious Cycle: The Chance For Contamination,’ farmers explain the why the nitrates are a necessity for their crops, how it can lead…

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Vicious Cycle: The Struggle For Clean Water

January 25, 2021

In “Vicious Cycle: The Struggle For Clean Water,” homeowners with contaminated wells relay their experience of fighting for clean water, experts explain the…

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Air Pollution Protections: Clean Wisconsin v. EPA

December 25, 2020

Our 2020 victory in the Clean Wisconsin v. EPA lawsuit won important clean air protections for Wisconsin.…

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